This 2½-storey wood frame and stucco, Prairie Influenced American Foursquare-style house on McAdam Avenue in Winnipeg, measuring 22 feet by 26 feet, and 8 feet by 10 feet, was designed by local architect Edmund Walter Crayston and built in 1911 by contractor Everett L. Fisher at a cost of about $3,000, for owner George Clayton Bakeman (1873-1931). He was a conductor at the Canadian Northern Railway.
At the time of a 2025 site visit, the house was slightly modified from its original appearance.
Bakeman House (November 2025)
Source: Jordan MakichukSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.92691, W97.11354
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: Edmund Walter Crayston (1871-1940)
City of Winnipeg Building Permit 2976/1911, City of Winnipeg Archives.
Winnipeg fire insurance map, #304 January 1957, City of Winnipeg Archives.
Henderson’s Winnipeg and Brandon Directories, Henderson Directories Limited, Peel’s Prairie Provinces, University of Alberta Libraries.
Property Details [32 McAdam Avenue], Winnipeg Assessment and Taxation.
This page was prepared by Jordan Makichuk.
Page revised: 21 March 2026
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